Industry Body Confederation of Indian Industry Says It Has Better Plan Than #OddEven For #Delhi

#NewDelhi : The #AAP  Delhi government must opt for “last-digit rationing” for automobiles rather than the odd-even experiment currently on for a more robust and lasting impact on pollution, the Confederation of Indian Industry has said.

Last digit automobile rationing means that vehicles with registration numbers that end in 1 will not be allowed on the roads on the 1st, 11th, 21st and 31st of a month. Those with a registration number ending in 2 will not be allowed on the 2nd, 12th and 22nd and so on.

The industry body suggests that such rationing should cover all vehicles, including two-wheelers and taxis, which are allowed to run during odd-even. Only vehicles that run on CNG, buses, ambulances, fire brigade and police vehicles, should be allowed to run regardless of registration number, the CII suggested.
Delhi had over 26 lakh registered cars as of March 31, 2015.
It said a study by it shows that if a vehicle runs for 10 km daily for 365 days, it will emit 9.4 lakh grams of carbon-dioxide. If all registered vehicles in Delhi run for 10 km for 365 days, then they will emit 1.28 million tonnes into the capital’s degraded environment.
It has argued that even if the odd-even scheme — which only applies to non-CNG private cars — is implemented for 15 days every quarter, or a total of 60 days in a year, the total reduction in emission would be 4,823 tonnes, which is only 0.37 per cent of the total emission in a year.

“On the other hand, if last digit automobile rationing scheme is implemented throughout the year, the total reduction in emission would be 10,549 tonnes in a year — which means a reduction of 0.82 per cent of the total emission in the year,” the chamber said.

It said the scheme can be made permanent as it does not add much pressure on the public transport system as has suggested a one-month trial in the capital.

Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has implemented phase 2 of the odd-even scheme for 15 days till April 30 to combat smog in the world most polluted capital. The scheme allows only cars with odd-numbered registration plates to run on odd dates and even-numbered ones on even dates and exempts two-wheeers, CNG vehicles, vehicles driven by women drivers and vehicles used by VIPs.

The state government said on Saturday that initial data shows Odd-Event will have a “positive impact” on the city’s air quality.

But The Energy and Resources Institute or Teri said on Sunday that air pollutant concentrations had “violated standards” at most places in Delhi on Saturday, the second day of the odd-even scheme.